Chonburi Lottery Winner Uses 240,000 Baht of Winnings to “Feed” Ghosts

[webfact]

 

What would you do if you won the lottery? Pay off your debts? Buy a new home? Invest in savings? Well, one recent lottery winner chose an alternative route for some of his money.

 

The lottery winner, who kept their name withheld from the media, won 24 million baht in April of this year. This week, they used about 240,000 baht of their winnings to rent 200 banquet tables and set up a massive dinner for ghosts at a Chinese cemetery at the Trikhun Dharma Foundation, Chonburi (Sam Tek Tai), No. 26/1, Village No. 2.

 

The owner of the tables, Anan Phochana from Nakhon Pathom, 52, said the lottery winner considered the act of feeding ghosts as making merit to his own ancestors. The feast included rice crackers, appetizers, fish maw, minced chicken, steamed ruby fish with lime, seafood salad, fried rice, ginkgo and coconuts along with much more.

 

By Adam Judd

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/06/16/chonburi-lottery-winner-uses-240000-baht-of-winnings-to-feed-ghosts/

 

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[Mr Meeseeks]

This is what happens when a person with low IQ and poor education gets a lot of money.

 

Better giving it to a worthwhile charity to benefit those still living in hardship.

 

Just my opinion of course.

[worgeordie]

 "and invite those in need to eat whatever the ghosts did not finish."

so the poor get to eat the lot , maybe the ghosts were not hungry .....

 

regards Worgeordie

[Burma Bill]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

The lottery winner, who kept their name withheld from the media, ................................................ to rent 200 banquet tables and set up a massive dinner for ghosts at a Chinese cemetery

inteesting, nowhere in the article was a Thai organiser mentioned however many comments regarding the mental state/cultural beliefs of Thai people. IMO it suggests a Chinese organiser.

Whatever, from the photo it appears the "Ghostbusters" have done their job!

[Jaybott]

"...The feast included rice crackers, appetizers, fish maw, minced chicken, steamed ruby fish with lime, seafood salad, fried rice, ginkgo and coconuts along with much more..."

 

What did she serve for drinks; Distilled Spirits?

[rwill]

The flies were celebrating!

[rwill]

It's extremely common for people here to go to shrines and make promises for donations if the spirits let them win.

[mikebell]

16 hours ago, rwill said:

It's extremely common for people here to go to shrines and make promises for donations if the spirits let them win.

I once saw a tree wearing a dress.  A lottery winner had kept his promise after praying to the lucky vegetation.

[sammieuk1]

Prawit's friend turned up and scoffed the lot after failing to find his watches in part two of this story ????

[IvorBiggun2]

19 hours ago, prakhonchai nick said:

Far too many Thai people are stupid beyond belief!

Agreed. Women waiting ages for a monk to pass in the morning so's to give them food to gain merit. Upon receiving the the offering the monk then proceeds to the temple and gives 90%, or more, of the food to soi dogs waiting at the gates.

[Moonlover]

20 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

inteesting, nowhere in the article was a Thai organiser mentioned however many comments regarding the mental state/cultural beliefs of Thai people. IMO it suggests a Chinese organiser.

Whatever, from the photo it appears the "Ghostbusters" have done their job!

Yes you are quite correct. Those who had read the full article would have come across '--tables and set up a massive dinner for ghosts at a Chinese cemetery at the Trikhun Dharma Foundation',

 

But, as usual those Neanderthals' who cannot resist the opportunity to have a sly dig at everything Thai crawl out of the woodwork, even when it's not a Thai function at all.

 

[RanongCat]

And so how many who laugh joke serious believe is superior to go church to say hello that ghost? Also give money on way out .

[Moonlover]

1 hour ago, RanongCat said:

And so how many who laugh joke serious believe is superior to go church to say hello that ghost? Also give money on way out .

I suspect non of them. The only 'spirit' that those kind of 'contributors' are interested in comes out of bottle. (and I'm not referring to a genie)

[Liverpool Lou]

On 6/17/2023 at 10:52 AM, Mr Meeseeks said:

This is what happens when a person with low IQ and poor education gets a lot of money.

Why be so self-critical of your IQ and education?

[Moonlover]

On 6/17/2023 at 10:52 AM, Mr Meeseeks said:

This is what happens when a person with low IQ and poor education gets a lot of money.

 

Better giving it to a worthwhile charity to benefit those still living in hardship.

 

Just my opinion of course.

Try reading the full article before making comments like this. And what do you know about the man's IQ anyway?

 

'According to one of the living attendees, Ms. Laphatsarada Rakhangtong, after the ghosts finished eating the food was given to members of the local community in need. Social media was used to advertise the event and invite those in need to eat whatever the ghosts did not finish'.

[jacko45k]

5 hours ago, mikebell said:

I once saw a tree wearing a dress.  A lottery winner had kept his promise after praying to the lucky vegetation.

Did he marry it perhaps?

[In Full Agreement]

On 6/17/2023 at 10:52 AM, Mr Meeseeks said:

This is what happens when a person with low IQ and poor education gets a lot of money.

 

Better giving it to a worthwhile charity to benefit those still living in hardship.

 

Just my opinion of course.

 

I'm pretty sure the lottery winner would understandably disagree with your opinion.

 

And it's his money and how he chooses to spend it is entirely up to him.